Demand
Understand whatโs driving, or dampening, customer demand across restaurants, pubs, bars, cafรฉs, and contract catering. Our focused reporting features dining trends, footfall patterns, booking behaviour, menu shifts, delivery and takeaway volumes, and the wider economic factors impacting consumer spend in hospitality. Whether you’re adapting to shifting weekday trade, reacting to seasonal fluctuations, or planning promotional strategies, this archive offers data-driven insights to help operators, chefs, and F&B leaders align operations with real-time market dynamics.
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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberApps & Technology
Deliveroo names Claudia Arney as chair
Deliveroo has named Claudia Arney as the companyโs first chair, as the business gears up for a โyear of growthโ.ย Arney, who currently holds directorships at the Premier League, Ocado, Kingfisher and Derwent London was officially named leader today (25 November).ย News of the hire comes as Deliveroo experienced a…
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24 NovemberComment
The four post-lockdown personas โ and how to cater to each one
If the UK hospitality sector has demonstrated any collective characteristic during this turbulent year, it is resilience. In responding to new restrictions while adapting to ever-changing government guidelines, operators across the country have demonstrated their ability to accommodate guests and create exceptional hospitality experiences, despite the challenges of a pandemic.…
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13 NovemberBreweries and Distilleries
Whitbread to reduce number of redundancies
Hotel and restaurant company Whitbread has told The Times that it will reduce the number of redundancies at its hotels and restaurants. The owner of Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre said that redundancies will be โsignificantly lessโ than the 6,000 it announced in September. In a statement to The Times,…
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13 NovemberComment
How Covid-19 has changed the progression of FoodTech
No industry has escaped the wrath of COVID-19, but the hospitality sector has arguably faced the brunt of the virusโ shockwaves.ย ย If we are to focus on the silver lining, however, it is that cafรฉs, bars and restaurants alike have been able to demonstrate their remarkable ingenuity as they…
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6 NovemberFood and Drink
Papa Johnโs revenues surge 17% in Q3
Papa John’s has announced that total group revenue increased 17.1% to $472m (ยฃ360.4m) in the third quarter ended 27 September, compared with $403m (ยฃ307.6m) in 2019. Pre-tax income rose to $20.8m (ยฃ15.9m) in Q3 from $678,000 (ยฃ516,324) last year, attributed to an increase in demand during the global pandemic. In…
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4 NovemberNews
Camino co-founders secure rescue deal
Camino, a Spanish tapas restaurant and bar group, has been acquired out of administration by its former founders through a newly created holding company, saving 77 jobs in the process. Camino Trading Limited was recently created by Camino co-founders Nigel Foster and Richard Bigg, who now own the entirety of…
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Oct- 2020 -23 OctoberGovernment
KFC to create 5400 additional jobs
KFC has announced plans to create a further 5400 job roles across the UK and Ireland.ย According to Sky News, the fast food chain has seen a rise in demand for its produce due to Covid-19,ย the company said the new roles will be created in its 965 restaurants across…
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21 OctoberBusiness
UK inflation rises to 0.5% after EOTHO ends
UK inflation for the month of September increased to 0.5% after the end of the Governmentโs Eat Out to Help Out scheme pushed up prices, according to the latest figures from the ONS. The figure is up from 0.2% in August where prices were driven down by the discount scheme.…
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5 OctoberApps & Technology
Deliveroo eyes London float, appoints Goldman to oversee plans
Deliveroo has reportedly appointed investment bankers to oversee flotation plans for next year, according to Sky News. The food delivery app has reportedly started working with Goldman Sachs on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO), with a float expected to take place in London next year. Insiders told…
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Sep- 2020 -29 SeptemberFood and Drink
Harwood Arms becomes first Michelin star site to offer vegan meat
The Harwood Arms has partnered with plant-based meat company THIS to become the UKโs first Michelin star restaurant to offer vegan meat on its menu. The menu at the London gastropub will now feature the โmeat-free Glamorgan scotch eggโ, using THIS plant-based bacon to โmimic the taste, texture and appearanceโ…
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